2009 NSW Premier League season

The 2009 TeleChoice Premier League season was the ninth season of the revamped National Premier Leagues NSW. This season also marked the addition of the Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club, promoted from the Super League.

TeleChoice Premier League 2009
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
SportAssociation football
Duration1 March 2009 – 13 September 2009
Number of teams12
Total attendance75,698 (approximately)
2009
ChampionsSutherland Sharks FC
PremiersSydney United FC
Top scorerMatthew Mayora (15)
2009 TigerTurf Cup
ChampionsSutherland Sharks FC
NSW Premier League seasons

The 2009 regular season began on 1 March,[1] and concluded on 9 August. The Finals series commenced a fortnight later. On 13 September the Sutherland Sharks Football Club won their second championship of the year when they defeated Marconi Stallions 4–1 in the Grand Final at CUA Stadium.

During the course of the season, all Premier League, Super League and Division teams were involved in the TigerTurf Cup, an equivalent to the English FA Cup with teams competing in a series of elimination games. On 16 August the Sutherland Sharks Football Club were crowned the Cup Champions after defeating Manly United FC 1–0.[2]

Clubs

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Teams promoted from Super League:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

Teams relegated to Super League:
(After the end of the 2008 season.)

ClubGroundCapacity
APIA TigersLeichhardt Oval20,000
Bankstown City Lions FCJensen Oval8,000
Blacktown City Demons FCFairfax Community Stadium7,500
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FCBonnyrigg Sports Club5,000
Manly United FCCromer Park5,000
Marconi Stallions FCMarconi Stadium11,500
Penrith Nepean United FCCUA Stadium21,000
Sutherland Sharks FCSeymour Shaw Park5,000
Sydney Olympic FCBelmore Sports Ground25,000
Sydney United FCSydney United Sports Centre12,000
West Sydney Berries FCLidcombe Oval20,000
Wollongong Community FCHooka Creek Park5,000

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoingMannerDateIncomingDate
Sydney Olympic FC Aytek GencResigned31 March 2009[3] Nick Theodorakopoulos2 April 2009[4]
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Blagoja KuleskiSacked30 March 2009[5] Brian Brown4 April 2009[6]
Sydney Tigers FC Paul OkonResigned18 March 2009[7] Luke McGuire5 April 2009[8]
Wollongong CFC Tony PaceSacked23 April 2009[9] Glenn Fontana (interim)23 April 2009
Penrith Nepean United Ian GillanMutual Agreement23 June 2009[10] Ante Jurić23 June 2009
Sydney Olympic FC Nick TheodorakopoulosResigned2 September 2009[11] Pat Marando2 September 2009
Wollongong CFC Glenn FontanaMutual Agreement12 September 2009[12] Trevor Morgan12 September 2009

Regular season

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sydney United2213724222+2046Qualified for the 2009 NSW Premier League Finals
2Marconi Stallions2211654422+2239
3Sutherland Sharks (C)2210844626+2038
4Bankstown City2211563931+838
5Manly United2210753322+1137
6West Sydney Berries228683737030
7Blacktown City227782931−228
8Sydney Olympic2284103743−628
9Bonnyrigg White Eagles226882839−1126
10Penrith Nepean United2265111931−1223Withdrew at end of the season
11APIA Leichhardt Tigers2257103038−822
12South Coast Wolves2212192062−425
Source: TeleChoice Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

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The results of the 2009 Home and Away season are as follows:

Home \ AwayBCLBCDBWEMUMSPNUSSSOSTSUWSBWC
Bankstown City Lions4–20–00–22–12–04–22–15–31–12–21–0
Blacktown City Demons3–20–13–30–31–10–00–12–10–31–23–0
Bonnyrigg White Eagles0–20–01–41–51–11–34–31–51–13–32–0
Manly United2–00–12–10–02–10–01–21–12–33–01–1
Marconi Stallions2–23–12–11–12–00–22–11–11–22–32–0
Penrith Nepean United0–01–10–12–00–30–23–21–00–41–21–0
Sutherland Sharks3–40–03–40–11–12–14–10–02–23–03–0
Sydney Olympic2–12–11–12–11–23–21–41–11–1[a]1–35–2
Sydney Tigers1–01–10–10–11–10–11–32–01–12–06–5
Sydney United1–00–31–12–32–11–02–22–16–12–02–1
West Sydney Berries1–21–20–01–10–22–22–24–23–10–26–1
Wollongong Community2–32–43–20–20–70–11–51–11–20–10–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: NSW Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Both encounters between Sydney Olympic and Sydney United were Olympic home games with the 1–1 scoreline being the Round 20 battle.

Finals series

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First Week

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22 August 2009 Elimination Final Bankstown City Lions FC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Manly United FC Jensen Oval, Sefton
19:30 UTC+10ReportAttendance: 1,000 approx.
Referee: Peter Vrtkovski
Penalties
  • Makrys
  • Martin
23 August 2009 Qualifying Final Marconi Stallions FC 0–1 Sutherland Sharks FC Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park
15:00 UTC+10ReportNikas 47'Attendance: 1,100 approx.
Referee: Gerard Parsons

Second week

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29 August 2009 Minor semi-final Marconi Stallions FC 2–0 Manly United FC Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park
18:00 UTC+10
ReportAttendance: 500 approx.
Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones
30 August 2009 Major semi-final Sydney United FC 2–3 Sutherland Sharks FC Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
16:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kurt Ams

Preliminary final

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6 September 2009 Sydney United FC 2–4 Marconi Stallions FC Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
16:00 UTC+10
Report
  • Canak 5'
  • Anabalon 23'
  • Oostendorp 33', 66'
Attendance: 1,100 approx.
Referee: Gerard Parsons

Grand Final

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13 September 2009 Sutherland Sharks FC 4–1 Marconi Stallions FC CUA Stadium, Penrith
15:00 UTC+10
Report
  • Arrarte 71'
Attendance: 3,000 approx.
Referee: Peter Vrtkovski

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Matthew Mayora won the Golden Boot with 15 goals
RankScorerClubGoals[13]
1 Matthew MayoraSydney Olympic15
2 Brad BoardmanSutherland12
Dimitri ZakilasWest Sydney12
4 Luka GlavašSydney United11
Panni NikasSutherland11
Hussein SalamehBankstown11
Robert YounisSydney Tigers11
8 Tolgay ÖzbeySydney Olympic10
Alexander CanakMarconi10
10 Almir DizdaricBonnyrigg9

Scoring

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Clean sheets

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Attendances

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The table is for the home and away season and does not include finals series attendances.

TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotal
Sydney Olympic FC118931,60061220,878
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC118121,30055014,105
Sutherland Sharks FC115421,0044007,937
Sydney United FC115191,0023607,910
Marconi Stallions FC114931,0045006,854
Bankstown City Lions FC114747503006,200
Wollongong Community FC114541,1892506,089
Blacktown City Demons FC113201,0001505,250
APIA Tigers103407503004,600
Penrith Nepean United FC113355002504,350
Manly United FC113338501004,100
West Sydney Berries FC112935501503,220
Totals1324841,6001001,010,986

Awards

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Gold medal dinner

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At the end of the season, Football NSW hosted the Gold Medal Dinner, where players, coaches and referees were awarded for their work throughout the Premier League season.[14]

AwardNameClub
Player of the YearBrad BoardmanSutherland Sharks
Andreas Golden BootMatthew MayoraSydney Olympic
Goalkeeper of the YearVedran JanjetovicSydney United
Coach of the YearAnte MilicicSydney United
Referee of the YearPeter Vrtkovski

All-Stars Team

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Janjetovic
Vrkic
Robinson
Luksic
Nikas
Thomas
Canak
Boardman
All-Stars Team

Based on a points system in which all match reporters took part in during the course of the 22 rounds, eleven players were selected in various positions highlighting their performances for the season.

Goalkeeper: Vedran Janjetovic (Sydney United)

Defence: Michael Robinson (Sutherland Sharks), Shane Webb (Bankstown City Lions), Joe Vrkic (Sydney United), Richard Luksic (Bankstown City Lions)

Midfield: Scott Thomas (Manly United), Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi (Marconi Stallions), Panni Nikas (Sutherland Sharks), Alexander Canak (Marconi Stallions)

Attack: Brad Boardman (Sutherland Sharks), Luka Glavas (Sydney United)

Coach: Ante Milicic (Sydney United)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 NSW Premier League Draw". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  2. ^ Brock, Micky (16 August 2009). "Sutherland Sharks crowned TigerTurf Cup winners after a late extra-time winner against Manly United". Football NSW. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Aytek Genc parts ways with Sydney Olympic". NSW Premier League. Sydney Olympic Football Club. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Nick Theodorakopoulos appointed Sydney Olympic Head Coach for remainder of the 2009 season". NSW Premier League. Sydney Olympic Football Club. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Bonnyrigg White Eagles part company with Blagoja Kuleski". NSW Premier League. Bonnyrigg Sports Club. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Bonnyrigg White Eagles Unveil New Coach". NSW Premier League. Bonnyrigg Sports Club. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Paul Okon jets off to Gold Coast United". Press Release. Football NSW. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Tigers survive Lions onslaught to collect three valuable points". NSW Premier League. Football NSW. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  9. ^ "First Team Coaching Restructure". Press Release. Wollongong Community FC. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Penrith Nepean United parts company with Ian Gillan as Ante Juric appointed new coach". Press Release. Football NSW. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Sydney Olympic appoint Pat Marando as new first grade coach". News Article. Football NSW. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  12. ^ "WCFC's new coach a top catch". News Article. Illawarra Mercury. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Competition Stats for Telechoice Premier League 2009". NSW Premier League. SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  14. ^ "2009 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Bradley Boardman scoops major award". Football NSW. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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